Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 246

No one else in the family knew what the mother and daughter said, and Zhong Ruyi didn't know that someone would come to snatch her parents away. At this time, she was holding Chen Dongzhi's hand and walking on the way back to the village.

It was the first time for the two of them to be alone together like this. Even though they didn't talk, people couldn't help but smile when they saw them walking hand in hand.

Some unfamiliar aunties and grandmas passed by on the road, saw the two of them holding hands, and joked that they might be a newly married couple, otherwise how could they be so loving?

Chen Dongzhi's ears turned slightly red. Seeing that there was nothing unusual on Zhong Ruyi's face, he nodded slightly to the aunt who teased them and accepted it.

Zhong Ruyi didn't think there was anything to be ashamed of. They were already engaged, so wouldn't they be officially husband and wife in a few months?

An engaged couple is still husband and wife, so just let her acknowledge it!

However, when they reached the entrance of the village, Zhong Ruyi still let go of her hand. No one knew them outside, and no one would know even if they were husband and wife. When they were outside, they had given themselves the identity, but when they returned home, they could not do that, so they had to let go of her hand obediently.

"Brother Dongzhi, do you want some fried mushrooms?"

"Eat it! But make sure it's cooked through."

Zhong Ruyi smiled. She was also scared by the boss who ate mushrooms raw. Fortunately, he didn’t eat the mushrooms, otherwise something serious would happen.

She took the three goslings home and raised them for a few days. When they grew up a little, she would send them to the workshop. When they grew into adult geese, they could guard the house.

Tiedan was the happiest person to see the three little geese. If Zhong Ruyi hadn’t forbidden him, he would have held them while sleeping every day.

The next day, Zhong Ruyi cooked stir-fried pork with green pepper and mushrooms, and also made an egg drop soup. These were the two dishes and one soup she made for Chen Dongzhi.

Now only the carpenters were still working, so my aunt only needed to prepare lunch for them. She had already told my aunt that she didn't need to prepare Chen Dongzhi's portion and she would deliver it herself.

Slice the mushrooms, heat the oil in a pan, pour in chili peppers, garlic and mushrooms, stir-fry for a while, the aroma will soon spread, sprinkle some salt, stir-fry for a while and serve.

She fried the entire basket of mushrooms and made two plates, which was not much. She kept one plate at home and gave the other to Chen Dongzhi.

Tiedan stood at the door, sucking his fingers, "Aunt, it smells so good!"

Zhong Ruyi tasted a piece first and waited for a long time. Only when she didn't see the villain did she feel relieved.

"It smells so good, why don't you have an extra bowl of rice at noon?"

"Okay!" Tiedan nodded, and ran away again with dong dong dong.

The fried mushrooms were really fragrant, tender and tasty. Zhong Ruyi originally thought that there would be some leftovers, but unexpectedly, Chen Dongzhi started the "Clean Plate" campaign. He finished all two dishes, a soup, and a bowl of tightly packed rice.

Seeing that the dishes he cooks are so popular, the cook will feel a sense of accomplishment.

"Is it delicious?" she asked with a smile.

Chen Dongzhi nodded honestly, "It's delicious! Very fragrant!" Didn't you see the carpenters who came to work kept glancing here? The fragrance drifted to their side.

After putting the washed dishes by Chen Dongzhi back into the basket and watching him and the carpenter work for half an hour, Zhong Ruyi strolled back carrying the basket.

Before I even reached the door of my house, I heard a noisy sound.

"Second brother, Mingzhu might have done it. Let her stay with you and ask her to do anything you need." Zhong Mei said in a flattering voice.

Zhong Ruyi walked forward with a frown, and saw a circle of people gathered at the door, all watching the fun.

In the middle of the crowd were my father, my eldest brother, and my second sister-in-law who was holding a child.

Zhong Mei pulled the shy Zhang Mingzhu closer to them, and kept asking Zhong's father to take Zhang Mingzhu in.

If Zhong Ruyi didn't know that they were uncle and niece, she would have thought that Zhong Mei wanted to send Zhang Mingzhu to her father as a concubine.

Across the crowd, Zhang Mingzhu saw Zhong Ruyi walking over and gave her a provocative look.

Zhong Ruyi felt that the mother and daughter were really weird. What was she so proud of? What was there to be proud of?

She walked up to Zhong's father, and when Zhong Mei saw her coming, she shrank back. She still remembered that the last time she went to her store, she was dragged into the alley and beaten by Zhong Ruyi and Zhong's mother.

"Dad, brother, what's going on?"

Mr. Zhong was so angry that his beard stood up. He pointed at Zhong Mei and was speechless.

The second sister-in-law, who was standing farther away holding the child, explained, "My aunt brought my cousin here at noon today and said that she would let my cousin stay at our house. In the future, if my parents have a headache or a fever, they can use her. She also said that from now on, my cousin Mingzhu will be our daughter."

Zhong Ruyi had a black question mark face.

What the hell?

When she died?

Do you still want to give a Zhang Mingzhu to her parents?

She said with a straight face, "Are you guys leaving or not? If not, don't blame me for being rude!"

Zhong Mei glanced at her, but she didn't dare to take action because there were so many people present. "Ruyi, I heard that you recently set up a workshop and did business with the families of Master Yu and Master Fang in town. You see, your cousin is also very capable. Why don't you let her go to your workshop to help?"

Good at calculating.

Other people in the village were also very jealous. Zhong Ruyi's workshop had only hired a dozen people so far. If Zhong Mei's daughter could get in, maybe they could too.

So at this time someone spoke up for Zhong Mei, "Yes, Ruyi, you are all relatives. As the saying goes, broken bones are connected by tendons. Your cousin is willing to help you, why don't you take her in?"

By the way, recruit a few more people in the village, maybe she can be recruited too.

Zhong Ruyi didn't even look at the aunt who was talking, but just looked at Zhong Mei and her daughter quietly.

Zhang Mingzhu was biting her lips. Why should she be pushed around like a commodity by her mother? One moment she was asked to please her uncle, and the next she was asked to work in her cousin's workshop.

But I thought about what my mother said when I came here, that my uncle and aunt loved their daughter very much. If I succeeded in staying here, who knows how much dowry they would give me when I get married in the future.

Moreover, she would be able to get along better with Chen Dongzhi in the village. She firmly believed that as long as he interacted with her more, he would know how good she was.

She lowered her head slightly and said softly, "Cousin Ruyi, although I am your cousin, if you ask me for help, I will not refuse. After all, we are sisters."

Zhong Ruyi wanted to laugh at her. What was this? Didn't she pay for the people in her workshop? Or were they working for her for free?

"No need! I don't like people like you, go back to where you came from! Stop getting in my way!"

After saying that, she took Zhong's father's arm and walked into the house, and the door slammed shut in front of everyone else.

The crowd behind them had already dispersed, leaving only Zhong Mei and her daughter, whose noses were crooked with anger.

Zhang Mingzhu didn't expect that even though she begged them so humbly, she would still be rejected.

She gritted her teeth and wished she could go in and drag Zhong Ruyi out and give her a beating.

But she still held back, glanced at her mother who looked unhappy, and said softly, "Mom, let's go back first. If uncle doesn't agree this time, then we can come a few more times, and he will eventually soften his heart."